Beauty essentials for the season: Nykaa Mid-Year Beauty Fiesta 2025

Your summer skincare routine is incomplete without sunscreen. You can opt for hydrating, mattifying or dermatologist-recommended skincare depending on your unique skin type and browse hundreds of options available on Nykaa. The best sunscreen for summer is a SPF 50 face sunscreen that offers broad-spectrum protection, like La Roche-Posay Anthelios Invisible Fluid SPF 50+, which gives no white cast and is lightweight. Some sunscreens for oily skin are from Dot & Key, especially the Cica Niacinamide tinted formula. If you are looking for Vitamin C sunscreen, the Minimalist Multi-Vitamin SPF 50 is a good choice, and the Derma Co Hyaluronic Acid SPF 60 Sunscreen is perfect for dry skin and has a mineral-based formula.

A hydrating moisturiser or a gel moisturiser should be the next step in your skincare routine so you can prevent greasy skin. If your skin type is oily, go for a lightweight moisturiser or a moisturiser formulated for oily skin, such as Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel. However, if you are looking for moisturiser for dry skin, you can opt for Plum Bulgarian Rose Water Gel or Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser.

You can take your skincare routine a step further by adding a hyaluronic acid serum and a vitamin C serum for a fresh glow. You can even choose a niacinamide serum to make your skin clear, along with other acne treatment products and a brightening serum. Our recommendations for serums are – L'Oréal Paris Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Serum, Minimalist Vitamin C 10% Serum and The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc.

With protection and hydration sorted, you need a good cleanser to get the gunk out of your pores and give your face a refreshing cleanse. We recommend adding a double cleansing step to your routine where you go in with a gentle face wash like the Cetaphil gentle cleanser or the Simple refreshing face wash, followed by a hydrating cleanser or a foaming cleanser like CeraVe Foaming Cleanser or the Innisfree Apple Seed Cleansing Oil.

Once in a while, give your skin a deep cleanse with an exfoliating toner from Pixi or a Clay polish from Dot & Key. However, if you are looking for an energising face mask for summer that is budget-friendly, MCaffeine Espresso Face Mask is an excellent choice as a de-tan product.

Want to ace that dewy makeup look with minimal effort? Nykaa's hot deals on makeup essentials have you covered. Try a lightweight foundation or a BB cream with SPF or a CC cream for summer for a light, breathable base. Some products to try are: Lakmé 9 to 5 CC Cream, which is a drugstore product and Smashbox Halo Tinted Moisturiser, which falls under the high-end category.

If you prefer more coverage, go for a matte foundation like the Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation or the infamous M.A.C Studio Fix Fluid Foundation SPF 15 and don't forget to lock it in with a setting powder. If you have particularly oily skin, don't forget to start your makeup with a primer for oily skin for a long-lasting look.

Make your makeup pop with summer colours with long-lasting transfer-proof lipsticks or keep your look monotone with nude lips. Some must-have lipsticks for summer are the Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink range and Lakmé Cushion Matte Lipstick range, which bring the colour. For nude lipstick enthusiasts, invest in Pillow Talk by Charlotte Tilbury and watch your makeup look go from basic to stunning with just one lip product.

After all the matte lipsticks, your lips are going to need some intense nourishment. Fret not! We have great suggestions for hydrating lip balms with SPF. Buy the Laneige Lip Glowy Balm with SPF 15. If you love tints, look no further than Benefit Benetint, which brings the pigment and nourishment and top it off with a Maybelline Lip Oil Tint for a glossy finish.

Ace your eye game with waterproof mascara, smudge-proof eyeliner and a brow gel that sets your brows in place effortlessly. Take it a step further with an eyeshadow palette that has colours perfect for the summer to bring the whole look together. Our recommendations for the perfect eye look are – L'Oréal Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara, Lakmé Eyeconic Kajal, e.l.f. Wow Brow Gel and eyeshadow palettes from Nykaa cosmetics, Kay Beauty and Huda Beauty.

For your cheeks, pick a liquid or a cream blush, top it off with a powder blush for long-lasting freshness. Opt for a liquid highlighter for that barely-there glow or a shimmer brick highlighter that's easier to blend. The products we think you should check out are - Swiss Beauty Liquid Blush, Makeup Revolution Shimmer Brick and Maybelline Master Chrome Highlighter.

Now that your beauty picks are taken care of, let's talk haircare. Tame that summer frizz with anti-frizz shampoo like OGX Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo, which also happens to be sulfate-free. If you are looking for a hairfall control shampoo, go for the Dot & Key hairfall control shampoo, and use The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair, which strengthens your scalp and helps manage hairfall.

For a leave-in serum, the L'Oréal Extraordinary Oil Serum and Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfecto offer a luxury treatment that helps deal with damaged hair.

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